Critically ill and critically injured patients require specialized
nutrition support to avoid the complications of progressive
malnutrition. There is a paucity of information providing practical
solutions to these difficult clinical problems. From Nutrition Support
to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU focuses on the theoretical
and practical aspects of the management of this high-risk patient
population. Each chapter presents a state-of-the-art discussion of
nutritional and metabolic issues relevant to this resource-intensive
patient population and contains current references, liberal tables and
figures, and the personal insights of recognized international leaders
in this field.